Julie Mehretu's design of the 20th BMW Art Car is being presented to the public for the first time at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Designed by renowned New York-based contemporary artist Julie Mehretu, the project transforms the BMW M Hybrid V8 race car into a performative work of art. Just a few weeks after its World Premiere in the French capital, the car sporting Mehretu's singular design will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Julie Mehretu used the color and form vocabulary of her monumental painting “Everywhen” (2021 - 2023) as a starting point for her design. The work is currently on view at “Ensemble,” the artist’s expansive exhibition at the Pinault Collection - Palazzo Grassi in Venice.

The Art Car collaboration between BMW and Julie Mehretu will expand via a joint commitment to the production of a series of PanAfrican Translocal Media Workshops for filmmakers, which will tour various African cities in 2025 and 2026, and will culminate in a major exhibition at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town. Marian Goodman Gallery is proud to be associated with this project from the inception, and as it continues.